Weather Journal: Another Winter Storm Predicted for the Weekend

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Greater New York will enjoy a few dry, partly sunny days before yet another winter storm pays a visit to this weekend.

Five days into February, Central Park has received one foot of snow, well over the average 1.3 inches for this time of year. Wednesday’s storm is responsible for about four inches of that total, as well as another day of complicated commutes across the region.

Travel conditions will remain slushy and slippery through Thursday morning due to the freezing and unfreezing of the ice and snow. Hazards appear not just on the ground, but also overhead as chunks of snow and ice break loose from trees, buildings and wires.

An area of high pressure tracking eastward gives the tri-state area a brief break from wintry precipitation on Thursday. Those brave enough to venture outside will find a fairly pleasant but cold day.

Expect partly cloudy skies and temperatures about five degrees below normal. Thursday’s highs will reach into the middle and upper 20s, with evening lows in the teens and single digits.

Temperatures in Greater New York won’t reach more than a degree or two above the freezing mark until Monday, meaning patches of ice are bound to linger on roads and sidewalks through the weekend.

Low pressure passing to the south and west of the region brings the next chance for snow from Saturday night into Monday. At this point, the timing and intensity of the storm are difficult to predict, although it is likely to bring light to moderate accumulating snow to the mid-Atlantic states.